Dalton, Foote Lead Amherst Track and Field at ECAC Championships

May 22, 2006

SPRINGFIELD, MA – Rookie Liz Dalton (Wayne, PA) posted the highest finish of the day for Amherst College, as the men’s and women’s track and field teams competed at the ECAC Championships over the weekend. Dalton’s 39:55.23 showing in the 10,000-meter run was good for second place and half of the team’s 16 points, while classmate Peter Foote (Shelburne, VT) got a point for Amherst on the men’s side, taking eighth-place in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 9:42.31.

Garrahan and sophomores Heather Wilson (Danvers, MA) and Kim Partee (Brentwood, TN) will compete at the 2006 NCAA Division III Track and Field Championships hosted by Benedictine University in Lisle Lisle, Illinois May 25-27.